Asia's Leading Process Engineering, Controls, Instrumentation and Scientific Equipment Event to Return to Singapore

Singapore, July 20, 2007 - CIA2007 will return to Suntec Singapore from 29 November to 2 December 2007, to meet the Asian market's growing demand for world-class process technology, instrumentation and analysis equipment. With market demand in Asia reaching new heights in the chemical processing, oil & gas, food & beverage processing, refining, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, life sciences and research & development sectors, CIA2007 is strategically-poised to help process industries enhance product quality, process safety and expand manufacturing capacity.

With China and India becoming the leading growth markets for measurement and automation technologies, and further foreign investments expected in emerging Asia markets such as Vietnam, new commissioning of plants is expected to continue increasing.  CIA2007 also serves as the prime business platform for global companies in the region.

Organiser, Singapore Exhibition Services, are expecting over 700 exhibiting companies from 38 countries and regions at the show this year, including six country group pavilions from China, France, Germany, Singapore, Spain and The United Kingdom. Some of the noteworthy players include Merck, Varian Technologies, Millipore, Profibus Group, Iwaki, Mitsubishi and Weidmüller, with supporting associations  such as Profibus, Field Device Tool Group (FDT), Japan Analytical Instruments Manufacturers Association (JAIMA) , GAMBICA, Association of Spanish Manufacturers of Laboratory Equipment (GRUFAC) and Instrumentation and Control Society (ICS) on board. Regional trade visitors to CIA2007 consists of decision makers and buyers across a broad spectrum of industries including chemical processing, electronics, pharmaceutical, refining, power generation and water & waste management.

"CIA2007 provides industry players with a fantastic opportunity to stay ahead of the game, network, and open business opportunities", says the show's project director Tee Boon Teong of Singapore Exhibition Services. "The event boasts a track record of 26 years, and is the most established event of its kind for the Asia Pacific market.  We expect this year's show to surpass the last, and attendees are fully encouraged to take advantage of the unique business opportunities that are on offer at the event."

CIA2007 consists of ControlsAsia2007, InstrumentAsia2007 and AnalabAsia2007. ControlsAsia2007 & InstrumentAsia2007 covers solutions and products for process control, measurement and testing, and include actuators and drives, bus systems, field devices, and software on plant asset management, quality assurance and test systems, enterprise resource planning and supply chain management, and more. AnaLabAsia2007 will showcase solutions in assays and testing, chromatography, diagnostics, lab automation, microscopy, optical and image analysis, spectroscopy, filtration and separation technology, and other analytical science solutions.

EnviroAsia2007, which is held alongside CIA2007 at the same venue, aims to address the international concern of sustainable development through water and environmental management solutions.

For more details, please visit www.cia-asia.com .